Correspond Meaning
/ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒnd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
verbTo exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
Sentence Examples
You should make your ideas correspond with reality.
Your words must correspond with your actions.
Your account and hers do not correspond.
CEFR Practice Quiz
These two documents must ____ with each other to avoid legal issues.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You should make your ideas ____ with reality.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French correspondre, from Latin com- (“with”) + respondeo (“to match, to answer to”), equivalent to co- + respond.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He pleaded guilty to the charge, so far as acknowledging that he had corresponded with other women lately, in order to get the better of his affection for me, but the experiment had failed, and he found that he should be for ever miserable."
— 1751, Tobias Smollett, chapter 88, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, volume III:
"When a Babylonian and his wife had a mind to correspond, they always first lit up the fuming pan, imagining it improved the passion."
— 1756, Thomas Amory, Life of John Buncle:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
These two documents must ____ with each other to avoid legal issues.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You should make your ideas ____ with reality.